Today, GuitarWorld.com presents the exclusive premiere of "I'm Dying," a new song by Alone at 3AM. The track is from the Midwestern band's new album, Show the Blood, which will be released September 18 via Sofaburn Records.

Hello, and welcome to my new Guitar World instructional column. In the coming months, I’ll share with you some of the guitar-playing concepts and approaches that have helped me develop my technique and overall playing style. I’d like to start off with an examination of ascending scalar shapes that, by design, cover the majority of the fretboard.

A new documentary about Frank Zappa has received approval from the Zappa Family Trust. The film is presently in its early stages of development and is scheduled to come out in 2017, according to Variety.

As any rock fan knows, the Beatles never got back together. What they might not know is that even partial Beatles reunions and "near misses" were frustratingly rare back when such things mattered (prior to George Harrison's death in 2001). Which is why the video below is so enjoyable.

The Silvertone Model 1484 Twin Twelve head has always been a favorite of garage-rockers, making it highly sought after. But guitarists no longer have to search eBay or hit pawnshops to find one thanks to JHS Pedals, who have managed to nail this amp’s rowdy attitude in a pedal with its Twin Twelve Channel Drive.